Younger Patients Lose More Weight? Single Center 5-year Experience
Kamyar Hariri, MD, Matthew Dong, MD, MPH, Subhash Kini, Daniel Herron, MD, Gustavo Fernandez-Ranvier, MD, PhD. Garlock Division of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New YorkBackground: Several previous studies have suggested a correlation between weight loss and age after bariatric surgery. Objective: The aim of our study is to further address age… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Worldwide Variations in Sleeve Gastrectomy Techniques
Omar M Ghanem, MD1, Desmond Huynh, MD2, Tomasz Rogula, MD3. 1Mosaic Life Care, 2Cedars Sinai, 3Case Western Reserve UniversityIntroduction: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy is the most commonly weight loss procedures performed worldwide. As such, there is great diversity in the techniques utilized. This study aims to identify and categorize the differences in techniques and assess the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Why is it so hard to preserve the pylorus? A step-by-step illustration of the D-loop.
Walter Medlin, MD, FACS, Daniel Cottam, MD, Amit Surve, MD, Hinali Zaveri, MD, Christina Richards, MD, FACS, LeGrand Belnap, MD, Austin Cottam, HS, Samuel Cottam, HS. Bariatric Medicine InstituteLaparoscopic D-loop (duodenal loop) can be performed as an isolated operation or as a part of the stomach intestinal pylorus-sparing surgery (SIPS) or single anastomosis duodeno-ileostomy with… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Who Loses Weight? The Impact of Patient Characteristics on Preoperative Weight Loss
Luis Garcia, Dan Azagury, Homero Rivas, John Morton. StanfordIntroduction: Previous studies suggest that modest preoperative weight loss is associated with improved weight loss following bariatric surgery. However, there remains a need to investigate factors which may successfully predict preoperative weight loss among bariatric patients. Methods and Procedures: This analysis included patients who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Which Bariatric Procedure is Best for Obese Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
Jingjing L Sherman, MD1, Dmitry Nepomnayshy, MD, FACS2. 1Englewood Hospital, 2Lahey Hospital and Medical CenterIntroduction: Obesity is becoming more prevalent in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The obese body habitus increases the complexity of surgeries that are often needed to treat IBD. Some surgeons may delay definitive surgical treatment because of obesity. Little data… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Weight loss Outcomes of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band with Plication: A Single Center Experience of 66 Patients with 18-Month Follow-Up.
Helmuth Billy, MD1, Amit Surve, MD2, Ryan Fairley, DO1, Daniel Cottam, MD2, Austin Cottam, HS2, Aneesh Dhorepatil, MBBS2, Hinali Zaveri, MD2, Samuel Cottam, CNA2. 1Ventura Advanced Surgical Associates, 2Bariatric Medicine InstituteIntroduction: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band with plication (LAGBP) is a novel bariatric procedure which combines the adjustability of the laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) with… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Variability in Cost for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A National Analysis
Vikrom K Dhar, MD, Koffi Wima, MS, Brad M Watkins, Shimul A Shah, MD, Jonathan R Thompson, MD. University of CincinnatiObjective: Determinants of cost for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) are poorly defined. We aim to characterize the variability in cost for LSG at the national level and identify which factors are predictive of increased cost.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Vagal nerve blocking device explantation: case series and report of operative technique
Tarin C Worrest, MD1, Bruce M Wolfe, MD1, Samer G Mattar, MD2, Erin W Gilbert, MD1. 1Oregon Health and Sciences University, 2Swedish Medical CenterIntroduction: Vagal nerve blockade with the vBloc device (Enteromedics, St. Paul, MN) has been shown to provide sustained weight loss for patients with moderate obesity at two years. These devices occasionally require… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Using ROTEM® to Evaluate the Relationship Between Obesity and Hypercoagulability. Are we doing enough?
Daniel S Urias, MD, Paul Williams, MD, Jennifer Silvis, DO, Thomas Simunich, MS, MBA, Russell Dumire, MD, FACS, D'arcy Duke, MD. Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterIntroduction: Venous thromboembolic (VTE) disease is a rare life-threatening condition, yet one of the most commonly reported causes of death after bariatric surgery. Prevention is critical; however, ideal agents, dosage, bleeding… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
THE USE OF FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY TO MINIMIZE RISK OF ISCHEMIA DURING LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
Camila B Ortega, MD, Alfredo D Guerron, MD, Jin Yoo, MD. Duke University Health System. Department of Surgery. Division of Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery.Introduction: The purpose of the study was to describe the use of intraoperative Indocyanine Green (ICG) fluorescence angiography to identify the blood supply patterns of the stomach and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ).… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Role of Insurance Type in Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
Mauricio Sarmiento Cobos, MD, Giulio Giambartolomei, MD, David Gutierrez Blanco, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, Rama Ganga, MD, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, Raul J Rosenthal, MD, FACS. Cleveland Clinic FloridaBACKGROUND: Bariatric surgery has shown to be the most effective treatment, with documented improvement in obesity-related comorbidities. The type of health insurance coverage plays… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
THE ROLE OF CEFAZOLIN, METRONIDAZOLE AND ORAL CHLORHEXIDINE RINSE IN REDUCING SURGICAL SITE INFECTION FOLLOWING BARIATRIC SURGERY: A QUALITY CONTROL INITIATIVE
Daniel Skubleny, MD, Noah J Switzer, MD, MPH, Jerry T Dang, MD, Christopher de Gara, MD, FRCSC, Daniel W Birch, MD, FRCSC, Shahzeer Karmali, MD, FRCSC. University of AlbertaOBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: Surgical site infection (SSI) following bariatric surgery contributes to patient morbidity and additional use of health care resources. We investigated whether a SSI… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The risk of developing Atrial Fibrillation decreases after rapid weight loss following bariatric surgery
David Gutierrez Blanco, MD, Mauricio Sarmiento Cobos, MD, David Romero Funes, MD, Lisandro Montorfano, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, Rama Ganga, MD, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, Raul J Rosenthal, MD, FACS. Cleveland Clinic FloridaINTRODUCTION: The relationship between obesity and atrial fibrillation (AF) has been previously established in the literature. Both conditions have been… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THYROID HORMONE LEVELS AND BARIATRIC SURGERY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Warren Sun, BS, Jerry T Dang, MD, Noah J Switzer, MD, MPH, Daniel Ta, Chunhong Tian, PhD, Christopher de Gara, MBBS, Daniel W Birch, MD, MSc, Shahzeer Karmali, MD, MPH. University of AlbertaINTRODUCTION: We aimed to systematically review the literature to study the relationship between thyroid hormone levels and weight loss for patients undergoing bariatric… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Red Flag: Substance Abuse Predicts Higher Complication Rate and Subsequent Surgical Procedures in Bariatric Patients
Andrew Bates, MD, Jie Yang, PhD, Lizhou Nie, BS, Salvatore Docimo, Jr., DO, Konstantinos Spaniolas, MD, Aurora Pryor, MD. Stony Brook University HospitalIntroduction: The prevalence of substance abuse in bariatric patients has been well-documented in the literature. Several studies have alerted to the development of postoperative substance abuse in a small subset of bariatric patients.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity